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Nominations For The 36th Annual Razzie Awards Announced
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1821 Media And Warner Bros. Plan Treasure Hunt Feature
Activision Blizzard Sets Stacey Sher To Spearhead Film, TV Projects Including ‘Call Of Duty,’ ‘Skylander’
Video game maker Activision Blizzard has set producer Stacey Sher to team with former Disney exec Nick van Dyk to run Activision Blizzard Studios. They will lead an effort to create film and TV titles from Activision properties. (DH)
PR Veterans Lewis Kay, Joseph Assad Exit PMK To Launch Firm With WME-IMG
Veteran publicity executives Lewis Kay and Joseph Assad are leaving the powerhouse PMK*BMC firm and launching a new company dubbed Kovert Creative which will be a joint venture with entertainment and sports conglomerate WME-IMG. (THR)
Van Toffler Launches Digital Studio Backed By Chernin Group, AT&T
Van Toffler, former CEO of Viacom Media Networks Music Group, has teamed with Floris Bauer, previously global head of strategy at Endemol, and Otter Media — the digital joint venture between Peter Chernin’s Chernin Group and AT&T — to form Gunpowder & Sky, a studio focused on cutting-edge entertainment for millennial audiences. (VAR)
eOne International Film Sales Unit To Be Shuttered Following Sierra Investment
eOne International’s film sales division will be wound down following parent eOne’s investment in Nick Meyer’s Sierra Pictures. Sales veteran Meyer, a well-respected figure in the industry, will now take over sales on forthcoming eOne titles. (DH)
Melissa Leo’s ‘I’m Dying Up’ Here Ordered To Series At Showtime
I’m Dying Up Here, the dark comedy starring the Oscar-winning actress, has been greenlit at Showtime. The network announced the series order at the Television Critics Association winter press tour in Pasadena. (TVL)
See How Much Your Favorite Disney Characters Changed From Concept Art To Final Frame
In honor of the Zootopia’s anthropomorphic adventures hitting screens March 4, the Disney blog Oh My Disney compiled the concept art of your favorite animal characters. (FC)
Trailer Buzz: ‘Money Monster’
George Clooney, Julia Roberts & Jack O’Connell star in the first trailer for Jodie Foster’s Money Monster. (IW)